Opinions
Opinions
Opinion: Wellness was never meant to be an achievement
I’ve started to wonder how much I actually know about my body. When I exercise, I can see my heart rate, calories burned and how...
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Opinion: Amidst recent backlash, MSI is more important than ever
I came to Occidental, thousands of miles away from my home in Virginia, completely unfamiliar with my surroundings but eager to learn. Participating in...
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Opinion: The Sparkletts plant sits vacant. Here’s what to do.
During my second week at Occidental, I had to get my medication from the CVS on York Boulevard. As I was heading home, I...
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Opinion: Write for your inner child
There is a scene in the 2010 animated Walt Disney movie “Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue” where Lizzy, a young human girl, works on...
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Opinion: An ode to enchanter journalist Alma Guillermoprieto
Latin America is almost always subject to distortions. The often undefinable region that covers both Central and South America shares a common language (except...
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Opinion: Corporate activism is the worst kind of activism
I recently stumbled upon something pretty enraging in the New York Times. It was a “paid post,” which is essentially an advertisement in article...
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Opinion: It’s possible and important to keep skateboarders safe on campus
Skateboarding has a long, somewhat fuzzy history. No one knows who invented the very first board on wheels, but they were first utilized and...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: How to hold on when you want to let go
Nobody wants to go to college with their older brother. No younger sibling wants to continue enduring the constant comparisons to him, risk running...
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Opinion: Let’s stop hoarding dreams
When one thinks of economic inequality, they may think of Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk with their ungodly billions of dollars. They are the...
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Opinion: How a pile of trash can break your heart
We’ve all seen it — the overflowing trash bins around the Marketplace. Litter spilling out in all directions, left to the wind’s devices until...
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Opinion: A love letter to dance
“Please, allow me to show you something…” The song "Drunk Dialing…LODT" by Summer Walker became an anchor for me this past year; her words helped...
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Opinion: UC Berkeley housing battle shows the limits of appealing to ‘community’
UC Berkeley was forced to cap its enrollment at 2020 levels March 3, jeopardizing the opportunity for thousands of students to attend the college....
